Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19
GOOD MEDICINE.
49,. coed People Of Sevsral Counties
lN' IN west Virginia Organize for
Self.Pr0tecttOn.
,-ado Killed in Battle and Two
oD' Diners Lynched IN "a Summary
manner.
u-rsT VIRGINIA TROUBLES.

,rr6er of Rev. Homas z. Ryan it has
: y. ..n les-ned that en- organized band OF
-,o,ors of over 1000 citizens, farmers
"a others of Jackson Rome county and
oi,oon county and Clay county has ex-
U I.od for six months. The organization
~ n.s formed for the purpose Of seH-pro-
'S.ion against the organized bsnd ofFob-
10 and muTderer5 who have run riot
o'tC 20 .taia localities OF these counties
- which scores OF people have been
Lobbad snd inoffensive people made to
amer. l: was about II O'Clock Thursday
si1ht isst when the door Of Rev. Ryan's
-n9untsin home was crushed in after q
s5ot hsd been fred through the front
Soor RYAN Immediately sprang from
W. he'd. grabbed his gun and exclaimed,
nWhst is wanted?" The reply was from
.ba inner door, "Old man, we want
Tonr money and mean to have it,
,s RVsn was fred at and exclaimed:
W,tbern speaking to his wife), 81 am
kiIed; | an shot through the bowels"
T5ereupon one barrel of his shotgun WAS
discharged, taking effect in the side of
tbs room, supposed to have been caused
bv his fall. This caused a halt, and the
son and wife took Ryan to an upstairs
roou. after which the murGerers,
five in number, ransacked the house,
Getting nothing and overlooking money
near st hand. Circumstances pointed to
CHARLES Coon, Geo. Duff, r Jbert n Daft
end Perr7 Drake, for whom warrants
we're issued. Drake Was quietly arrested
a. his home Constable Gloon and posse
If shout sixty went to the residence
If Geo. Duff in Jackson county
ousrtered. They had prepared for en- as
ssult, expecting trouble some time. Coon
saw the posse moving upon the house and
coolly notified
TWO FEMALES PRESENT
TO leave as there was gong to be show.
When they came Coon warned them away
and at once opened fire with pistol The
tye was returned by the officers
and for few MINUTES bullets
dew thick and fast from each
party. The outlaws took refuge IN on up
stairs room, where Duff was brought
down By shot from g rife. The officers
then surrounded the house and were
about to set 1t On fire when OH man Duff,
q respectable farmer, prevailed upon
Coon TO surrender, which he
did, as his ammunition was about
exhausted. Bob Duff YVES arrested the
same dsy ct MS home. Ga Saturday noon
the prisoners were faken to the scene of
their crime and g Justice set yesterday for
their preliminary trial. Meanwhile Gao.
D1E died st home Sunday night. The rest
Of the prisoners were taken to nsighbors
oxr,bo Go, 4
Until Sunday when shout 800 masked men
look Coon from the Officers and with q
rope Sround his neck hurried him to s
tree. On his way
HE PRAYED
and made s confession, which is TO be re-
ceived with doubt. The substance was
thst he was guilty OF participating IN The
murder, that both he and George
Duff were along and tina: George
Duff fred the fataI shot from
his (Coon's) revolver. Some say he
implicated Drake, others say he did not.
After the confession he Wss hung, dying
game. After the hsuging of Coon the
regulators went sitter Cad Duff and took
him tGWerd the scene Of Coon's execu-
tiOn, 1t IS both alleged and
denied that he confessed. Shots
were fred st the mob either
by guards or friends of Duff The mob
scattered instantly. In the early mora
Ing Thursday the body of Bob Duff was
found in public road with his throat cut
sad trightful stSDs Ia his chest, almost in
sight Of the body of Coon, which vas still
hanging TO the tree. Nsither WAS
touched till late Sunday afternoon
When the cOroner's jury assembled and
adjourned without discovering anything
Coon, who hid no friends near, was
buried by relatives of Duff, who took
cAsFge Of his remains and buried them
near his home yesterday. Drake was
spsred and yesterday taken to the Ryan
residence for examination. large
crowd OF armed men were
present determined on lyDching him.
de waived examination and was ordered
10 Jail IN Charleston. After much trouble
ana dsnger he reached here tonight an
Der guard of Captain Burnett OF the
hureks Detective Agency and 3 strong
posse. No warrant has been issued for
Cunningham who, it is alleged, was
one Of the gang Of murderers.
AS the investigation of the affair pro-
crosses interesting results are certain.
Onicers are after others who are said to
De members of the band. Coon came
mere from Tyler, Tex, and called him
SELF Jesse James. Great trouble is ex-
pected, as the trouble has run into